Pseudotsuga menziesii 'Fastigiata'
Columnar Douglas Fir

Family:

Pinaceae (Pine Family) 74

Genus:

Pseudotsuga (Douglas Fir Fir, Douglas Douglasfir Douglas-Fir) 2

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Columnar 48

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Evergreen 262

Foliage Notes:

Green (Densely set grayish dark green to bluish-green evergreen foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Interesting cones with forked bracts in fall)

Ultimate Height:

35-45 feet

Ultimate Spread:

10-15 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers neutral or slightly acid, moist, well-drained soils; fails on poor, dry soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Needles (0.8-1.2" long) are slightly flattened, and arranged in a cone-like (pectinate) fashion. Needles create a slight V-shape when viewed down tip. Two faint waxy lines on needle underside. Buds (0.25- 0.3" long) are shiny and chestnut brown. Cones (2-4" long) have distinct forked bracts protruding from under scales. Branchlets and branches of 'Fastigiata' are distinctly upright and densely covered in needles.

Special Characteristics:

Fast Growth Rate 229

Screen 190

Specimen 630

Additional Information

Pseudotsuga menziesii is a highly variable species, in cold and drought hardiness, color, and form. For use in the Midwest, select the hardiest available forms. Prefers atmospheric moisture. Historically, has been an important timber tree in the West. 'Fastigiata' is a dense, columnar cultivar with distinctly upright branches.